Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a severe complication of liver cirrhosis.
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چکیده
This report presents a survey of current knowledge concerning one of the relatively frequent and severe complications of liver cirrhosis and associated ascites-spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and present possibilities of treatment are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- World journal of gastroenterology
دوره 15 44 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009